Division on Visual Impairments

VIDBE Quarterly Volume 60(3)

A quarterly newsletter from the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments containing practitioner tips for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and other professionals.

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; Lorem Ipsum Dolor Spring 2016 8 TVI finds an innovation that "sticks" in an online class An online assistive technology class helped one teacher of the visually impaired (TVI) make learning easier for a music-loving student with multiple disabilities. Lori Floyd is a TVI in Henry County, Virginia. She was struggling to help her student, Shane, reach a switch independently. Floyd had tried putting Shane's CD player on his wheelchair's tray, but the confined space forced him to twist and contort himself to reach the switch. While participating in an eight-week Perkins eLearning class taught by Dr. Therese Willkomm, Floyd discovered a solution. She attached a Loc- LineĀ® - a flexible hose-like device - to Shane's wheelchair (pictured above). She Velcroed a jellybean switch to the Loc-Line and bent it towards Shane, giving him the freedom to play his favorite songs. It was an "Aha!" moment for Floyd and a milestone for Shane. "It's working beautifully," Floyd said. "The assistive technology (I learned) in this class lent itself so much to make things easier for these children, or more accessible." Read the full story here. For a complete list of webcasts and webinars, visit: www.perkinselearning.org. 86

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